Pet-friendly hotels take pampering to new heights

On a recent trip to Huntington Beach, Calif., Jen Reeder chose a hotel for one very specific reason: the room-service menu. For dogs.

“It was called a ‘Yappy Hour’ menu,” says Reeder, who is president of the Dog Writers Association of America and frequently travels with her dog, Rio, a 6-year-old Labrador retriever mix. She selected steak and vegetables from the menu for Rio, and when it arrived, his meal was served on a proper dish with a lid, just like human …